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Heathcote School. Year 10 Curriculum 2013. Core. English Language English Literature Mathematics Science PSHCRE PE Core. Choice. Art & Design Drama Expressive Arts Music Catering DT Graphics DT Textiles DT Resistant Materials ICT. History Geography RE GCSE PE Psychology - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Heathcote SchoolYear 10 Curriculum 2013
Core•English Language•English Literature•Mathematics•Science•PSHCRE•PE Core
Choice• Art & Design• Drama• Expressive Arts• Music• Catering• DT Graphics• DT Textiles• DT Resistant
Materials• ICT
• History• Geography• RE• GCSE PE• Psychology• Triple Science• French• German• Spanish• Business Studies
Controlled Assessment•Coursework has been replaced by
‘Controlled Assessment’•Assessment carried out and assessed by
teachers under controlled conditions•Externally moderated
English Baccalaureate•‘Gold Standard’ initiative from the
Government•Supported by business and Universities•Students must study:
▫History and/or Geography▫A Modern Foreign Language
French German Spanish
Core Curriculum
English•5 hours per week•Two GCSEs
▫English Language▫English Literature
•Controlled Assessment completed under exam conditions
Mathematics•4 hours per week•One GCSE•Possibility of an additional GCSE•Entirely assessed by exams
Science•5 hours per week•2 GCSEs:
▫Science▫Additional Science
•Controlled Assessment – Investigative Skills Assessment (ISA)
PE•2 Hours per week•Study two areas of study from the
National Curriculum•Some students will have the opportunity
to study courses such as the Sports Leaders Award
PSHCRE•Personal•Social•Health•Citizenship•Religious Education
Choice Curriculum
Design and Technology•Limit of only one DT subject:
▫Graphics▫Textiles▫Resistant Materials▫Catering
•Can select more in preferences, but only one can be allocated
The Arts•Drama•Expressive Arts•Music•Art & Design
ICT•GCSE in ICT•New course
PE•GCSE PE•Practical coursework 60%•Theory exam 40%
Humanities•Taught as separate Options:
▫History▫Geography▫RE taught in the Core curriculum but also
offered as a GCSE in the Choice curriculum▫Psychology▫History or Geography needed for EBacc
Modern Foreign Languages•French•German•Spanish
•Must take one Modern Foreign Language for EBacc
Triple Science•Taught as three separate GCSEs•Timetabled from core Science time plus
one Option block.
Making Choices…
Who to talk to…•Teachers•Older students•Parents•Form Tutor•Learning Manager•Mr Bailey
Now consider…•Amount or type of assessed work•English Baccalaureate•Opportunities for post-16•Opportunities for employment•Your enjoyment!
Options FormOption A Option B Option C Option DHistory History Tri. Science DT: GraphGeography Geography RE DT: R. Mat.French French ICT DT:
TextilesSpanish German Drama CateringArt Exp. Arts Bus.
StudiesHistory
Music ICT Psychology ICTBus. Studies
PE CoPE Art
CoPE PE1. 2.
Options FormOption A Option B Option C Option DHistory History Tri. Science DT: GraphGeography 1 Geography RE DT: R. Mat. 1French French ICT DT:
TextilesSpanish German 1 Drama CateringArt Exp. Arts Bus.
StudiesHistory
Music ICT Psychology 1 ICTBus. Studies
PE CoPE Art
CoPE PE1. 2.
Options FormOption A Option B Option C Option DHistory History Tri. Science DT: GraphGeography 1 Geography RE DT: R. Mat. 1French French ICT DT:
TextilesSpanish German 1 Drama CateringArt Exp. Arts Bus.
StudiesHistory
Music ICT Psychology 1 ICTBus. Studies
PE CoPE Art
CoPE PE1.German2.Geography
Options FormOption A Option B Option C Option DHistory 5 History 4 Tri. Science 4 DT: Graph 8Geography 1 Geography 5 RE 6 DT: R. Mat. 1French 6 French 3 ICT 3 DT:
Textiles2
Spanish 4 German 1 Drama 5 Catering 7Art 2 Exp. Arts 6 Bus.
Studies2 History 4
Music 3 ICT 2 Psychology 1 ICT 5Bus. Studies
7 PE 8 CoPE 7 Art 3
CoPE 7 PE 61.German2.Geography
Options Form•All subjects listed•Order each column 1 to 8•Allocations begin after deadline
Thursday 28th March 2013
Option allocations•Completed during April•Allocations finalised after MATs (Summer
Half Term)•Students informed before end of Summer
Term